Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pn reflx] [adv] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , you know it 's saying that motherhood is a good thing , but let's not exert ourselves too greatly to do anything about it . |
| 2 | These effects may express themselves differentially locally depending on the size of the city , but they are essentially national in character and reduce the influence attributable to local factors ( Newton 1976a:17 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll never try to keep any man who does n't want to stay , do n't think yourself so sorely missed . |
| 4 | I think the liberal democrats are gon na find themselves rather strangely isolated here this evening , proposing the highest budget . |
| 5 | David Bruce and partner Paul Adams may find themselves once again deprived of the opportunity to regain control of their old company just as they were when Stakis paid European Leisure £9.7m last year . |
| 6 | Certain people , perhaps because they were friendly with one doctor but held a higher opinion of the professional ability of the other , took to carrying cards in their pockets which gave the relevant instructions in case they should find themselves too far gone to claim the doctor they wanted . |
| 7 | Countries newly unsure about their neighbours ' capabilities would find themselves ever more tempted to try to get a bomb themselves . |